Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1893 — Common Sense and Arithmetic. [ARTICLE]

Common Sense and Arithmetic.

’ he difference between common sense l-n mathematics was illustrated in a remu . which Tommy Jones —who is not esc ot ion ally bright, but just a common, no, :: al boy—made in his class at school the other day. i was the class in mental arithmetic. Hi.- teacher asked Willie Smith: hich would you rather have, Willy, Im !' an apple, or eight-sixteenths of an iiplef” ouldn’t make any difference, ” said \ :iiy. hy not?" “ Fight-sixteenths and one-half are all \sie same." .’.l this reply Tommy Jones, who was v.-veral steps farther down the class, -idled scornfully. The teacher heard id n. Well, Tommy,” said she, “don’t you Bg’r e with Willy?” To’m,” said Tommy, “I’d a good deal la her have one-half an apple.” nd why, please?" '-ore juice. Cut up half an apple into ciyht-sixteenths, and you’d lose hhii ibe juice doing it”